Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
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- senate
- president
Last progress August 19, 2025 (3 months ago)
Introduced on August 19, 2025 by Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Sponsors (43)
House Votes
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Senate Votes
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill strengthens the U.S. effort to relocate Afghan allies and reunite families. It expands the role of the federal Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts to lead security vetting and case processing, organize travel and resettlement, fix family reunification problems (including for U.S. troops and veterans), and connect people to trauma recovery and medical care. It also states that moving Afghan allies through special visa and refugee programs is vital, and that current vetting is rigorous and protects national security.
It requires the State Department to build a secure, centralized database that tracks applicants, families, and those already relocated. The system must show how many people are in each program and where they are, progress on family reunifications, processing times, reasons for denials, and cases tied to U.S. servicemembers and veterans. Regular updates to Congress would be due every 90 days after the database is up. The law would last five years after it takes effect, with the database kept up until required notices are sent to Congress.
- Who is affected: Afghan allies and their families; U.S. servicemembers and veterans waiting to reunite with family; federal and resettlement agencies that help with travel, housing, and services.
- What changes: More clear duties for the federal coordinator; a secure national database to track cases; regular reports to Congress.
- When: Reports start 30 days after the database is created and then every 90 days; the law sunsets five years after enactment.